Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
The clinical application of transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring during rigid bronchoscopy or microlaryngeal surgery in children
Authors' conclusion
TcPCO2 levels reached approximately twice the upper limit of the normal range during rigid bronchoscopy and MLS. Availability of tcPCO2 monitoring did not affect these high levels, despite adjustments in strategy.
Study context
- Population
- Children <18 years undergoing rigid bronchoscopy or microlaryngeal surgery (MLS), tertiary pediatric hospital, January 2019 to March 2021
- Participants
- 120 children
- Exposure
- tcPCO2 vs Control
- Outcome
- tcPCO2 AUC outside normal range
- Follow-up
- During the procedure
Methodological detailsbefore-after implementation, single-centre
- Before-after implementation
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.84
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Maximal tcPCO2 level
P = 0.85
- Anesthesiologist general satisfaction score with tcPCO2 monitoring
- 8.19 · unspecified 0.96
Spontaneous breathing
- Spontaneous breathing associated with lower tcPCO2 levels
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Original publication
The clinical application of transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring during rigid bronchoscopy or microlaryngeal surgery in children. J Clin Anesth. Published 23 November 2024. doi:10.
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